Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-12
AUCTION SALES.
BY Z. It. Lucas, Auctioneer.


DY VIRTUE of decree entered in the cause of
ID Peter McCrink, &c, VS.. The Eureka Screw
Bolt aud Nut Manufacturing Company pending
in the Circuit Court for the city of Alexandria,
will expose for sale to the highest bidder on
WEDNESDAY, the 10Th dag Of October, 1887, at
10 O'clock Il. H., in front of Aitcheson tz Bros.
machine shop on Union street the following
property: 1 Melting Furnace 1 Sample Bench, 4
Balance Wheels, 5 rolls OF Boiling, Screw cut.
ting Machines and Pulley5 and Gearing, Let Of
Patterns, 1 line Of Shafing and Pulleys, L Forge
and Wise / Counter Sha(5 and Fuleys 2 Wheel.
barrowa, 1 Boiler and Pipe Connections, / Cutoff
Saw with attachments, / Bench ! Hand Screws,
and l Blower no. 6.
oct5 is VII. a. SMITH, Receiver
HlAKE NOTICE, That on the 25th day of Octo.
i Der, 1887, will sell, in obedience to an order
of the stockholders and directors OF the VERGIN-
IA MARBLE COMPANY, the following SHARES
and CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, to wit: Certif-
cate No. i for 234 shares; certificates Nos ~
and 10 for 3l2 shares; certificate No 16 for rs
shares certificates nos 30 and 80 fo- 100 shares,
and certificate No. 5S for % shares The sale
will be ma ct public auction to the highest bid
DER at II n. in frant Of the postofce at Marshall,
Fauquer county Va.
sep19 got Ii. D. 3. NoRRGS President
JUDICIAL SALE OF THE FARM CALLED
u "GOLAN,"
The residence of the late Wm. Gray Gomcrville,
near MitchelPs station, Culpeper CO, Va.
By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court of
Culpeper county, pronounced on the 18th day Of
September, 1887, in the chancery suit of "Somer-
VILE substituted trustee, VS. Somerville and
others" l. as commissioner Of said court, appoint
ed for tho purpose by said decree, shall, on the
22d DAY OF OCTOBER, 1887,
at u o'clock NJ, proceed to sell at public auction
to the highest bidder on tho premises, either in
the whole or in parcels, that well-known ana val
uablc tract Of land called
GOLAN,
formerly the residence of the late James Somer-
vile, of Culpcper county, containing about
639 ACRES
This is desirable tract Of land, wel.wooded
and waterei, with q very GOOD DWELLING
HOUSE thereon; ordinary out-houses and ordi-
nary fencing The land is in quite good condi-
tion, and with good cultivation is usually quite
productive.
The neighborhood is desirable, being near
Mitchel's and Rapid Ann stations, on the Virgin
ia Midland Railway, and the society is excellent
very near and excellent pay and free schools
Terms: Money enough to cover the costs Of suit
and expenses of sale must be paid down in cash.
For tho residue bonds of the purchaser, with good
security, will be required, bearing interest from
the date thereof payable in equal instalments of
one, two and three years each. The legal title
will be retained until all the purchase money
shall be paid and payment thereof reported to the
court.
This farm will be divided by a competent sur
veyor into three (3) parcels of about 200 acres
each to suit purchasers and so to secure suf-
ficency of wood and water to each.
The purchasers of the whole or ono or more
parcels may pay down in cash the whole or at
least one.third (13) of the purchase money, in
which case personal security on his bonds will be
dispensed with.
lS-The commissioner will demand the cash
pay ment and the execution of the bonds for the
deferred payments, Immediately after the sale,
and on failure of the purchaser to comply prompt
ly, will put up the land again and resell to some
other person, who will comply with the terms in
all respects
Possession will be given on the 1st day of jan
uary 1888, or, if desired for seeding this fall, an
arrangement will be made with Mr. Marsh, the
present tenant for free ngress and cgress for such
purpose. JOHN w. BELL.
Comm'r Circuit Court of Cnlpeper.
n B.-The title to the land is beyond doubt,
never having been in litigation, and perfectly
clear of all liens
The plat and diagram of the whole farm, as
well as subdivisions thereof can be seen at my
office at Culpeper and at Mr. Marsh's house. and
at Mitchells and Winston's stations.
sep21-eots ]. W. B., Comm'r